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Leigh Robinson
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He/Him | 💚🤍💙 |📍Northeastern, USA
Reader | Theatregoer | TV & Movie Lover
Young/New Adult 🗣️ | Fiction 📚 | Fantasy 🔮
Romantasy ⚔️ | Sci-Fi 🪐
2025 Reading Goal: 22/24
📖: Tough Guy by Rachel Reid
🎭: Life of Pi
🎥: Roofman (2025)
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06/22/25 - Finished Don’t Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes 👨🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻⏱️💭 Recommend! 🌟

Riley is crushing on straight boy Jackson & feels a connection to him. He also looks like a boy in Riley’s dreams he’s in love with from other times/places. But in every dream they die. Could it happen again?

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Hardcover book copy of “Don’t Let Me Go” by Kevin Christopher Snipes standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features two teenage boys of the same height standing in an embrace with one boys hands on the other’s shoulders and the other boy with his hands on the other’s waist. One boy has blonde hair and the other has black hair. The pair is standing on an enlarged pocket watch. There are six shadows of the pair around them. The background on the cover is a combination of dark and light blues. The title and author of the book is at the bottom of the cover.
September 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Another rainbow book haul from independent bookstore Little District Books in Washington, D.C.! (09/17/25)

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Seven gay paperback books stacked on top of each other with their spines visible on top of an oak bookshelf. One book is standing on top of the other six books so it’s cover is visible. The books sit on top of a lavender Little District Books cloth bag. There is also a “Read” with a rainbow large pin in front of the books. The books from top to bottom include: “Tough Guy” by Rachel Reid “How Y’all Doing?” by Leslie Jordan “Bears & Bakeries” by Dylan Drakes “Such A Small World” by Jordan Clayden-Lewis “The Entanglement Of Rival Wizards” by Sara Raasch “This I Promise You” by Jordon Greene & Kalob Dàniel “Ours” by Dominic Ashen
September 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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05/30/25 - Finished When Love Gives You Lemons by Steven Salvatore 👨🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻🇮🇹🍋 Recommend! 🌟

Italian American Boys next door Fielder & Ricky are boyfriends until Ricky breaks it off. A year later, at a wedding in Italy they must face each other. Can Fielder get a 2nd chance at first love with Ricky?

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Hardcover book copy of “When Love Gives You Lemons” by Steven Salvatore standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features two teenage boys of the same height standing next to each other leaning against a railing. One boy has pale white skin and blonde hair. He’s wearing a gray t-shirt, brown shorts (thigh length), gray socks, and green and gray running sneakers. He’s looking at the other boy with one hand on his neck, his other arm on the railing, and one foot leaning against a pole on the railing. The other boy has tan/olive skin and black hair. He’s wearing a two tone red plaid button up shirt that is open with the sleeves rolled back to his elbows. Underneath he’s wearing a gray t-shirt. He’s also wearing blue jeans with orange and gray running shoes. Both elbows are leaning on the railing and his legs are overlapping/crossed at the knees with one foot over the other. The teen boy is also looking at the other teen boy. There is a lemon tree next to each boy. The top of the cover has the title in cursive with the top of the lemon trees behind it. The trees are lush with green leaves and dozens of full sized yellow lemons. Further in the distance is Italy’s Amalfi Coast. The light blue ocean is visible along with the mountainside and the town of villas.
September 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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05/24/25 - Finished The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler 💿💻💬

I decided to read this book because of its premise & nostalgia. It’s 1996 - Josh & Emma get an American Online CD. They install it & see their future Facebook profiles. Will they change the present to affect their futures?

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Hard book copy of “The Future of Us” by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features small lines of binary code (ones and zeros) filling the entire cover. In the background, there is one teenage boy and girl. Their figures and faces are blurry.
September 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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05/15/25 - Finished Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher ▶️🎧📼 Recommend! 🌟

I wanted to read the book since I watched the show adaptation on Netflix. I even listened to the tapes on YouTube. The show really ran with this material!

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Hard book copy of “Thirteen Reasons Why” by Jay Asher standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features a teenage girl on a playground swing. The cover is in black and white. The girl is wearing a beanie, jean jacket, and knee length dress.
September 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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05/10/25 - Finished You’re The One That I Want by @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social
🧑🏻‍❤️‍🧑🏼🎭💕Recommend! 🌟

If you love the musical Grease/theatre, this book’s for you! We follow Freddie as he decides to say “yes” to everything. While livening up his life he meets cuties Jasper & Zach. Who does he want?

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Hard book copy of “You’re The One That I Want” by Simon James Green standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features the title of the book in big yellow font with a green outline shadow around each letter. There are three cartoon drawn teenage boys on the cover all dressed in a t-shirt and jeans. There is a pink classic car with one of the boys standing in it surrounded by pink hearts and stars. The background color is a bright blue.
September 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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05/02/25 - Finished Till The Last Beat of My Heart by
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Jaxon’s mom is the town’s mortician. One night his x-best friend/1st crush Christian dies. When saying goodbye, Jaxon accidentally resurrects him. What is this power & does he have a 2nd chance?

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Hard book copy of “Till The Last Beat of My Heart” by Louangie Boi-Montes standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features two teenage black boys suspended in air with white clouds/mist surrounding them in a purple sky. One boy is wearing a blue t-shirt and jeans. The other is wearing a light purple sweatshirt and blue jeans. They both have one arm outstretched to the other’s jaw looking into each other’s eyes. There is a circular gold pocket watch near the top of the book.
September 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Yesterday, I took a day trip to Washington, D.C. by train just to buy some gay books at Little District Books - D.C.’s queer-owned & operated independent book store! Every single book is either for, by, or about queer folx! Be sure to support them this pride month (and all year round)!

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Seven gay books (four hardcopies on the bottom and three paperbacks stacked on top) stacked on top of each other with their spines visible on top of an oak bookshelf. Next to the books is a lavender colored Little District Books bookmark and a “Read Queer Books” sticker. The sticker includes a stack of 6 books. Each book is a color of the rainbow with red at the top and purple at the bottom. The real books from top to bottom include: “Sparks Fly” by Birdie Lynn, “One Love” by Matt Cain, “The Haunting Between Us” by Paul Michael Winters, “When Love Gives You Lemons” by Steven Salvatore, “Rough Pages” by Lev AC Rosen “Don’t Let Me Go” by Kevin Christopher Snipes, and “The Summer Between” by Robert Raasch
May 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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04/07/25 - Finished What Is This Feeling? by Robby Weber 👨🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼🌇🎶 Recommend! 🌟

Teddy & Sebastian are paired on a drama club NYC trip. Teddy wants to win the trip scavenger hunt, but Sebastian’s uninterested. On their romp, Teddy’s feelings towards Sebastian change. Will they work together to win?

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Hard book copy of “What Is This Feeling?” by Robby Weber standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features two high school senior boys in a public park in New York City. They are on a walkway bridge. One boy is sitting on the bridge’s balustrade. He has dirty blonde hair, is wearing a t-shirt with a yellow sun on it, and blue shorts. He is wearing a blue bracelet on his right wrist. The other boy is leaning against the bridge’s balustrade. He has brown hair, is wearing bulky wireless headphones around his neck, has on a purple shirt and blue jeans, and has a crossbody bag over his right shoulder with the bag against his left hip. In the background are a few park buildings/cabins, lots of lush bright green trees, and two skyscrapers with a blue sky.
April 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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03/24/25 - Finished Togetha by Keith F. Miller, Jr. 👨🏾‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏿🏘️❤️ Recommend! 🌟

The 2nd book in the Pritty duology, the story continues with Leroy, Jay, & the Black Diamonds crew taking on a wealthy figure to protect their community - all while trying to heal & love. Can Leroy & Jay finally be togetha?

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Hard book copy of “Togetha” by Keith F. Miller, Jr. standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features three black high school aged boys leaning on and holding each other around their waists. The boy on the left, Leroy, is wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt and his left arm has a variety of tattoos including stars, “912”, a red flower, and an orange basketball. The boy in the center, Jay, is wearing a long sleeve red sweater with a horizontal white strip across the chest. The boy on the right, Will, is wearing a yellow and black striped sweater. His right cheek is leaning on Jay’s left shoulder. The background is a sky at what appears to be sunset with hues of red, orange, yellow, and mostly purple.
March 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Bookstore to Bookshelf! Two very different vibes for the books I bought - Gay Romance vs. Dystopian Authoritarianism.

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Paperback copies of “Go Luck Yourself” by Sara Raasch and “Prince’s Heart” by Ben Chalfin on top of an oak bookshelf. Paperback copies of “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, and “Prophet Song” by Paul Lynch on top of a black dresser.
March 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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03/02/25 - Finished Pritty by Keith F. Miller, Jr. 👨🏾‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏿📝❤️ Recommend! 🌟

I picked Pritty as my Black History Month book. This story is for a specific kind of reader. It’s a journey of trauma/healing for Jay & Leroy in Savannah, Georgia. They have feelings for each other, but can they be together?

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Hard book copy of “Pritty” by Keith F. Miller, Jr. standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features two black high school boys leaning on each other. One is wearing a blue shirt and the other is wearing a white sleeveless t-shirt showing his many tattoos on his left arm. The one with the tattoos is taller than the other boy. The background has pink flowers in a wooded area where there are tall, old trees with many long branches.
March 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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02/19/25 - Finished Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei. 👨🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏾🏒⛸️ Recommend! 🌟

Icebreaker is perfect for athletes & sports fans. We follow the MC playing on the same college team as his (cute) rival hoping to be the #1 NHL draft pick. A great read although, I still have mixed feelings about the ending!

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Hard book copy of “Icebreaker” by A.L. Graziadei standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features two college first year boys. One is taller than the other and they are gripping each other’s blue winter jackets. They are gazing into each other’s eyes. The background is a silhouette of city high rise buildings under a red orange sky.
February 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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02/07/25 - Finished Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June. 🌈☔️👨🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻 Recommend! 🌟

✅ List Loving Gay Male High School Senior
✅ Family Moves from Small Town Country Washington to Big City Seattle
✅ Journey of Self-Discovery - First Date, First Hookup, First Love

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Hard book copy of “Jay’s Gay Agenda” by Jason June standing upright on top of an oak bookshelf with a “Read with Pride” enamel pin on the shelf in front of the book. The book cover features two high school senior boys in a park looking deeply into each other’s eyes. All around them spread out on the ground are several notebook pages with lists written on them.
February 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM